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May 8th 2024
The Food and Drug Administration granted a Biologics License Application for subcutaneous Opdivo for potential approval.
With Micrometastases in Melanoma, Complete Node Removal May be Unnecessary
June 2nd 2015When melanoma metastacizes, the lymph node to which it has spread is typically removed. But what if micrometastases are found in other nearby lymph nodes? Should patients undergo a complete dissection, or removal, of all the nodes in the area?
Fine-Tuning the Treatment of Melanoma
May 22nd 2015Significant strides have been made in the treatment of patients with immunotherapies and targeted therapies. However, determining which therapies are best for which patients and how to treat patients who don't respond or stop responding to these new therapies is still a challenge.